The Heart of Texas Ryan, aka The Light of Western Stars, is a 1917 American
silent Western
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film starring
Tom Mix
Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...
and
Bessie Eyton
Bessie Eyton (née Harrison; July 5, 1890 – January 22, 1965) was an American actress of the silent era. Eyton appeared in 200 films between 1911 and 1925. From 1911 to 1918, the period when the majority of her films were made, she was und ...
and directed by E.A. Martin. The film was produced by Sanford Productions. It is Tom Mix's first feature-length film. The film was re-released in 1923 as ''Single Shot Parker'', a title by which it is sometimes called when marketed on home video and DVD.
Plot
The story centers on a love relationship between sharpshooting cowboy Jack "One Shot" Parker and Texas Ryan.
Cast
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Tom Mix
Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...
as Jack Parker
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Bessie Eyton
Bessie Eyton (née Harrison; July 5, 1890 – January 22, 1965) was an American actress of the silent era. Eyton appeared in 200 films between 1911 and 1925. From 1911 to 1918, the period when the majority of her films were made, she was und ...
as Texas Ryan
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George Fawcett
George Fawcett (August 25, 1860 – June 6, 1939) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era.
Biography
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1860, Fawcett graduated from the University of Virginia. His initial inclination was to ...
as Colonel William Ryan
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Frank Campeau
Frank Campeau (December 14, 1864 – November 5, 1943) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1911 and 1940 and made many appearances in films starring Douglas Fairbanks.
On Broadway, Campeau appeared in ''Rio Gr ...
as Dice McAllister
* William Ryno as Antonio Moreno (* as William Rhino)
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Charles K. Gerrard as Senator J. Murray (* as Charles Gerrard)
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Goldie Colwell
Goldie Colwell was an American film actress and journalist who starred in more than 80 films during Hollywood's silent era. She was Tom Mix's leading lady in many Selig westerns.
Biography
Goldie was born in Tecumseh, Kansas, to John Colwell ...
as Marion Smith
See also
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Tom Mix filmography
Tom Mix (1880–1940) was an American motion picture actor, director, and writer whose career spanned from 1910 to 1935. During this time he appeared in 270 films and established himself as the screen's most popular cowboy star. Mix's flair ...
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The Heart of Texas Ryan' is available for free download fro
Internet Archive
1917 films
1917 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Articles containing video clips
Selig Polyscope Company films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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